I bought several Peony bulbs and could not tell which was the top or bottom of the bulb. There was a center, large,round bulb with a tube-like extension from one end of it and the bulb was surrounded by several smaller, oval shaped bulbs with roots on one end of each of them. The smaller bulbs were attached to the center bulb. I planted the bulb with the attached bulbs in the center of a large pot with the tube-like extension up and the smaller, attached bulbs with roots down, but left them attached. I've got green shoots coming up, but I'm still wondering which way was up and should I have separated the smaller bulbs from the larger center bulb??? This is the first time I've ever planted Peonies.
I bought several Peony bulbs and could not tell which was the top or bottom of the bulb. There was a center, large,round bulb with a tube-like extension from one end of it and the bulb was surrounded by several smaller, oval shaped bulbs with roots on one end of each of them. The smaller bulbs were attached to the center bulb. I planted the bulb with the attached bulbs in the center of a large pot with the tube-like extension up and the smaller, attached bulbs with roots down, but left them attached. I've got green shoots coming up, but I'm still wondering which way was up and should I have separated the smaller bulbs from the larger center bulb??? This is the first time I've ever planted Peonies.